NFL game summary for 12/02/1979:

Chicago capitalized on a blocked punt and five interceptions to blank Tampa Bay and keep their playoff hopes alive. In the first quarter, Bruce Herron blocked a punt and linebacker Lee Kunz returned it 16 yards to set up Walter Payton's one-yard touchdown run. Gary Fencik's second-period interception preceded Mike Phipps' 13-yard touchdown pass to Dave Williams. The Bears were the last team to shut out the Buccaneers, 10-0 on December 4, 1977.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	152.1  (9)	136.4  (26)	288.5  (23)	24
	DEFENSE	132.8  (10)	163.3  (10)	296.1  (9)	31
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OFFENSE	152.1  (3)	176.7  (15)	328.8  (10)	26
	DEFENSE	117.8  (8)	144.5  (1)	262.2  (3)	31

Line: Buccaneers by 3½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (8-6-0)	7	7	0	0	14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-5-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) CHI Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
(14- 0) CHI Dave Williams 13 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)

                     CHI             TB
First Downs:         10              13
Rushes-yards:        48-147          33-107
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-15-26-0       11-31-158-5
Sacked-yards:        1-9             3-27
Net pass yards:      17              131
Net yards/pass:      1.1             3.9
Total net yards:     164             238
Total plays:         64 (75% run)    67 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          2.6             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     4-40            7-65

Attendance: 69,508

Passing:
CHI: Mike Phipps, 6 of 15 for 26 yards and 1 TD
TB: Doug Williams, 5 of 19 for 60 yards (4 int); Mike Rae, 6 of 12 for 98 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 22 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Dave Williams, 16 for 40 yards; Willie McClendon, 8 for 24 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 4 yards; Mike Phipps, 1 for 2 yards
TB: Ricky Bell, 24 for 80 yards; Johnny Davis, 6 for 23 yards; Doug Williams, 1 for 4 yards; Mike Rae, 1 for 2 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Dave Williams, 6 for 26 yards and 1 TD
TB: Isaac Hagins, 4 for 67 yards; Morris Owens, 2 for 27 yards; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 20 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 19 yards; Ricky Bell, 1 for 16 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 1 for 23 yards
TB: Isaac Hagins, 3 for 55 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 2 for 16 yards; Steve Schubert, 2 for 4 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 7 for 38 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Terry Schmidt, 2 for 16 yards; Gary Fencik, 2 for 14 yards; Allan Ellis, 1 for 21 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 10 for 355 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 231 yards

Field Goals:

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